Hook and eye.



No. 797,785. PATENTED AUG. 22, 1905. S. WBSTOOTT.

HOOK AND EYE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.20,1904.

malestar FIO.

HOOK AND EYE.

Specification of Letters Patent.-

Patented Aug. 22, 1905.

Application led December 20, 1904:. Serial No. 237,616.

Be it known that I, SUsANNn Wnsrco'r'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oouncil Blulfs, in the county of Pottawattamie and State ofIowa, have invented a Hook and Eye, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in fastening devices forgarments, and more especially to the class of hooks and eyes.

The objects of the invention are to provide a hook-and-eye fasteningwhich shall be strong and durable, can be quickly and convenientlyattached to the parts of a garment, will serve to reinforce such parts',and when in use will insure a iirm connection between the same.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and what I claim as novel, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ismore specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure l is a view showing my invention in the condition the same willbe placed upon the market. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of thehook. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the eye. Fig. 4t is a sectional viewof the hook on the line l 4C of Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

In carrying out my invention I make both the hook and the eye of wireand attach the same by stitching to strips of fabric or tape, as A, sothat any number of such hooks and eyes may be readily attached to themeeting edges of a garment by simply sewing the strips along such edges.

The hook comprises the bill 7), the shank Il, the lateral extensions b2j, hereinafter described, which form the attaching means, and the humps3 in the terminal portions which lie alongside the shank. In formingthis hook a suitable length of wire is employed, which is Afirst benttogether to form the bill b. Then by further bending the wire the shankL is formed. Then the extensions b2 are formed by separating the twostrands or wires and bending them in opposite directions from the outerend of the shank and returning said strands or wires, as at b4, towardthe bill of the hook, at which latter point they cross each otheroverthe shank, as at b5, from which the wires extend alongside theshank, are formed into humps f, and the free ends passed finally underb2. The lateral extensions at either side of the hook and comprising theportions b2 and b* of the wire are bent 1n and out or zigzag for theirentire length, so that the hook may be attached by continuons rows ofstitches, as s and s', which will engage the wire and hold it firmly tothe tape or strip of fabric A. These extensions at opposite sides of thehook also provide a wide bearing for the hook and being bent in and outor zigzag provide for quickly and conveniently attaching thehook to thefabric by means of a sewing-machine instead of by hand, as is usual.

The bill b of the hook is curved inward near its end, as at so thatnormally it will lic between the humps Z13 of the terminal portions ofthe wire, and the outturned end of the bill in conjunction with thehumps will provide an entrance for the eye O, which latter forms theother part of the fastening device.

It will be Observed that as the humps between which the bill of the hookpasses are formed on the terminal portions of the wire such humps willbe permitted to yield as the eye passes in between the bill and saidhumps, and as the terminals or free ends of the wire pass under theextensions the same will reinforce the bill of the hook against outwardstrain.

The eye O is formed with lateral extensions similar to the hook-*that isto say, with the curved portion c and the straight portion c2, at thecenter of which latter the engaging eye or loop c is formed. In formingthis part of the fastening a length of wire is used and is lirst bentcentrally to form the engage ing eye or loop c', from which it isextended in opposite directions to form the straight portions c2 andthen bent to form the curved portions c, the free ends being broughttogether some distance in rear of the engaging eye or loop, as shown.Those portions of the wire which form the lateral extensions c 09' arebent in and out or zigzag, as in the case of the extensions of the hook,so that this part of the fastening device may be also attached to a tapeor strip of fabric by rows of stitches.

In applying' the hook and eye to the tape or fabric the straight portionof-the lateral extensions lie parallel with one edge of the tape orfabric, while the curved portions of said extensions extend away fromsaid edge. By this arrangement (see Fig. l) the straight line ofstitches s secures the straight part of the extensions and the curvedportions are secured by the stitches s. This serves to securely attachthe fastening devices and in such manner that the hook will be Jiirmlyheld at each end, and the eye being' also firmly held the hook and eyewill closely connect the parts of the garment and prevent any gapping oropening. It is also obvious that as the hook and eye are securelyattached the operation of connecting the same is easily accomplished. Y

It is the intention to apply the hook and eye for all purposes for whichsuch a fastening is used, and in some instances they will be made largeand strong for application to horse-blankets, &c.

By attaching the hooks and eyes to strips of fabric or tape they can bemore easily handled and quickly applied by simply stitching the fabricor tape to the parts to which they are to be attached.

Owing to the fact that both the hook and eye are provided with the sideextensions, forming wide bearings and acting to stilfen the parts towhich the fastening' is applied, the device may be eectively used as afastening for the neckbands of ladies garments.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a fastening device, a strip of fabric or tape, a series of hooksattached theretoby continuous lines of stitches, each hook formed ofwire bent to provide the bill and shank from one end of which latter thewires or strands are extended in opposite directions outward somedistance from the shank, as at 2, and then inward, as at 5*, to theother end of the shank, said extensions 2, Z being' bent in and out orzigzag' to receive the continuous lines of stitches, substantially asshown and described.

2. In a fastening device, astrip of fabric or tape, a series of hooksattached thereto by continuous lines of stitches, each hook formed ofwire bent to form the bill and shank and extended at each side of thelatter to provide the lateral extensions, the wire forming saidextensions being bent in and out or zigzag and the terminals of the wirebrought alongside the shank of the hook and passed under the extensions,and the humps formed in the terminals to receive the bill of the hook,substantially as shown and described.

3. In a fastening device, a hook made of wire and comprising' the billformed by bending the wire together, the shank formed by further bendingthe wire, and the lateral extensions at opposite sides of the shankformed by separating' the strands or wires and bending them outward somedistance, as

b2, and then inward, as at 5*, toward the loop end of the hook, at whichlatter point the wires cross each other over the shank and are extendedalong' opposite sides of the same and finally pass under the extensions62,' those portions of the wire forming the extensions Z22, L* being'bent in and out or zigzag, as shown, to receive continuous lines ofstitches in attaching the device.

4. In a fastening device, a strip of fabric or tape, a series of eyesattached thereto by continuous lines of stitches, each eye formed ofwire bent to provide the engaging loop, as d, from which the wire isextended in opposite directions, as at c2, some distance from theengaging loop and returned, as at c, to a point in the rear of theengaging loop, said portions c2 and c of the wire being' bent in and outor zigzag to receive the continuous lines of stitches, substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HORACE S. BEALL, FRANK C. HALL.

